Wills and Probate Solicitors in Stevenage

Couples and families turn to wills and probate solicitors for help with both planning and estate administration. Planning covers single and mirror wills, lasting powers of attorney and trusts, including life interest trusts that protect children from a first marriage. Inheritance tax planning uses the nil-rate bands, the residence nil-rate band and lifetime gifts to keep the tax bill down.

When someone dies, solicitors can value the estate, handle inheritance tax and apply for the grant of probate. Where there is no will, letters of administration are needed. The intestacy rules then decide who inherits. The solicitor collects the assets, pays debts and distributes the estate to the beneficiaries. Deeds of variation can change who inherits within two years of the death, and disputes over a will can often be resolved without a court hearing.

Stevenage was built as one of the first post-war new towns in Hertfordshire, with an old town at its northern end. Wills and probate solicitors in Stevenage can draft wills, set up trusts and handle probate. Firms in Hitchin, Letchworth and Welwyn Garden City also take on this work.